Day Watch

2006 film by Timur Bekmambetov
Movie film Q529053
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Day Watch

Summary

Day Watch is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Day Watch's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Day Watch was directed by Timur Bekmambetov[4].
  • Timur Bekmambetov wrote the screenplay for Day Watch[5].
  • Vladimir Vasilyev wrote the screenplay for Day Watch[6].
  • Sergey Lukyanenko wrote the screenplay for Day Watch[7].
  • Day Watch's composer is recorded as Yuri Poteyenko[8].
  • Day Watch's genre is action film[9].
  • Day Watch's genre is horror film[10].
  • Day Watch's genre is fantasy film[11].
  • Day Watch's genre is vampire film[12].
  • Day Watch's based on is recorded as Day Watch[13].
  • Day Watch followed Night Watch[14].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Konstantin Khabensky[15].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Jeanna Friske[16].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Mariya Poroshina[17].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Vladimir Menshov[18].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Viktor Verzhbitsky[19].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Aleksey Chadov[20].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Gosha Kutsenko[21].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Valeri Zolotukhin[22].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Galina Tyunina[23].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Nurzhuman Yqtymbaev[24].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Aleksei Maklakov[25].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Aleksandr Samoylenko[26].
  • A cast member of Day Watch was Emir Baighazin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Anatoly Maksimov[28] and Konstantin Ernst[29]. Day Watch was directed by Timur Bekmambetov[4]. Screenwriters include Timur Bekmambetov[5], Vladimir Vasilyev[6], and Sergey Lukyanenko[7]. Cast members include Konstantin Khabensky[15], Jeanna Friske[16], Mariya Poroshina[17], Vladimir Menshov[18], Viktor Verzhbitsky[19], and Aleksey Chadov[20].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2006[30] and September 20, 2007[31]. The original language of Day Watch was Russian[32]. Genres include action film[9], horror film[10], fantasy film[11], and vampire film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Day Watch's main subject is body swap[34].

Reception

Reviews include 62%[35], 6/10[36], and 59/100[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Sergey Lukyanenko[38] and Vladimir Vasilyev[39]. Day Watch followed Night Watch[14].

Why It Matters

Day Watch ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2006-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2007-09-20T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Timur Bekmambetov, Vladimir Vasilyev, Sergey Lukyanenko
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+140'}
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